Dispensing carton for sheet-form articles

ABSTRACT

A disposable carton for sheet-form articles, such as disposable plastic film gloves, plastic film bags, etc., comprises an elongated flat carton having a continuous outer wall and inner flaps. The carton is folded so that the inner flaps holds the edges of the sheet-form articles apart to facilitate removal therefrom. End flaps hold the carton in folded form and a removable portion in the folded outer wall provides an opening for removal of the contents one by one.

United States Patent Buford B. Smith P. O. Box 567, Paxton, HI. 60957[21 1 Appl. No. 839,239 [22] Filed July 7, I969 [45] Patented Aug. 3,1971 [72] Inventor [54] DISPENSING CARTON FOR SHEET-FORM ARTICLE 5Claims, 5 Drawing Figs.

[52] US. Cl. 221/56, 206/57 [51] Int. CL 865k 1/08 [50] Field of Search221/33,46, 63, 47, 52, 56; 229/27; 206/57 [56] References Cited UNITEDSTATES PATENTS 2,501,357 3/1950 Spechman et al 221/56 X 2,598,050 5/1952Goger....... 221/52 2,983,421 5/1961 Turpinmm. 229/27 3,482,734 12/1969Mierson 221/63 Primary Examiner-Samuel F. Coleman Assistant Examiner-Larry Martin Attorney-Neal J. Mosely ABSTRACT: A disposable carton forsheet-form articles, such as disposable plastic film gloves, plasticfilm bags, etc., comprises an elongated flat carton having a continuousouter wall and inner flaps. The carton is folded so that the inner flapsholds the edges of the sheet-form articles apart to facilitate removaltherefrom. End flaps hold the carton in folded form and a removableportion in the folded outer wall provides an opening for removal of thecontents one by one.

I 'BAckoitouNooF THE INVENTION 1. Fieldjofthe Invention 3 gas -sense. I

.inisressmc canton FonsnEs'rJonMjlLn'riei-Es This invention relates tonew.and useful'improvements in v dispensing cartons for sheet-formarticle's. Moreparticularly, the invention relates to dispensing.cartons for dispensing disposable plastic film gloves, plastic filmbags,"etc., one by 2. Description ofthe Prior A rt,

' "Dispensing cartons for'sheet form articlesare shown ina variety ofprior. art references, viz. U.S.Pats; Nos. 1,375,520;

I 1,723,734; 2,l65,l07; 2,195,622; 2,761,584; 3.243,079;-a'ndi'3,395,830. The prior art shows a-variety'of cartons'inwhich' sheetformarticles' are-dispensed one .by one. Thewpriorart' referencesdisclose canons having a variety ofseparate divider members which arearranged to holdthe{sheet-form.articles .apart at their-ends. or edgesandthus facilitate-removalof the articles one by one from thecarton.',U.S;' Pat-No. 2,195,622

discloses a -dispensing' canon having an edge opening for removal-oftissue one by one ther'efrom-. No provision is made for holding the endsor edges of the dispensed articles apart toens'ure ease of removal.U.S.PatLNoQ3,245,019j'diricldses a dispensing carton containingdisposable plastic gloves and having a separate insert member forholding the edges. of the gloves apart to facilitate removal. .U,..S.Pat. No. 3,395.8 30 discloses a similar-arrangement for dispensingplastic bags and of the like from a carton. In all of the knownpriorart, the means 'for holding sheet-form articles i i a positionfacilitating removal from a carton is in the form of .3 separate memberwhich adds to the expenseboth of construction of carton and assembly ofthe' canon and contents.

' S ATEMENT o oBJEcT's' No FEATURES OF THE Y 'JINVENTION It is'thereforeone object'of this'invention'to' provide-a dispensing carton which iswell designed for packaging and dispensing sheet'form articles of.plastic'rnaterialssuch as disposable plastic film gloves, plastic filmbagsand the:like.-.

. Another object of this invention is to providea new and im proveddispensing carton for sheet-form'articles in which the.

carton itself includes means for holding sheet-form articles'in carton.

a most effective and efficient position for dispensing from the" vAnother objectis' to provide dispensing carton I retains plastic filmsheet material such as plastic film gloves or bags in ready position fordispensing and whe'rein individual bags or gloves may be withdrawn fromthe'carton.

A further object of this invention is to providea new and improvedcarton of the type which may be readilyand econorni cally constructedfrom an integral cut and scored blank.

A feature of this invention is the provision of a new and im-,

' proved dispensing carton for sheet-film articles such as plastic filmgloves or bags and including flaps within the carton which hold thesheet-form articles apart at their ends or edges'in a form facilitatingready removal of the articles one by 'one' through an opening in thecarton.

Another feature of this invention is the provision of a new and improveddispensing carton which :is readily fabricated from an integral cut andscored blank and which when filled and folded provides inner flapmembers holding the edges" of the contents apart to facilitate removal.

Other objects and features of this invention will become apv parent fromtime to time throughout the specification and claims as hereinafterrelated.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION V This invention comprises a new andimproveddispensing carton for sheet-form articles. The. canon is formedfrom a flint-gloves, plastic film bags, and thelik'ef tinuousouter walland inner flaps. The sheetlikecontents are placed on'the outer wall andthe carton folded so that'the inne' r flaps holdthe edges of thecontents spaced apart to facilitate removal from the canon. End flapsfold the carton in folded. form and the removable portion' in the foldedouter wall provides an opening for removal 'of thecontentsThe carton maybe used for dispensingany'articlesin sheet form but is especiallydesigned for materials such"'a's -disposable plastic :BRIEFfDESCRIPTIONTHE DRAWINGS 7 H6. 1 is aplan-view of a-blank cut and scored to providea dispensingcarton according to a preferred embodiment of the;in.v'ention,'"and showingthe location of thecontents in dotted bFlG,2-isaplan view of the preparation for assembly,"

. FIG. 3 is anisometric view of mum-m1; blank foldedand assembled exceptfor closing the endfla ps,

4.-is an isometric view of thecarton and,1 Y 1 I FIG. is asectionalviewtaken on the line 5-5 "of FIG. 4.

fully assembled DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENT Referring to thedrawings by numeral of reference and more particularly toFIGS. 1- 3,there is shown a cartonblank of cardboard or other sheet material invarious stages of assemblyJn FIG. 1 Canon blank- 1 is shown in acompletely unfoldedposition with the location of the contents beingshown in dotted line. Carton blank 1 is provided-with score line 2 and 3defining outer flaps 4 and 5 respectivelyrscore lines 6 and 7 crime side8 and'Qon the other sideldefine .wall portions 10 and 11 of the carton.Flaps 12 and 13 are cut as extensions of wall portion 10 and arefoldableinto position as will be sub sequently described. On the other side ofthecarton flaps 14 and 15 are cut as extensions of wall! 1. I

- Score lines '16'and'l7 define sidewall portions 18 and 19 and top wallportion=20. Dashed line 21 defines an opening 19 at the opposite end ofthe carton and is' divided therefrom byscore line 29."\Vall flap member28 is provided with score line 30 defining end flap portion 31. In theviews shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 the contentsof the carton, e.g., one ormore disposable plastic film gloves 32, is shown in dotted line.

While the carton is primarily designed for dispensing plastic filmgloves it is obviously applicable to dispensing any sheetform materialsuch as plastic film bags, sanitary tissue, etc.

.In loadingthe carton, a plurality of plastic film gloves (or othersheet-form material to be packaged and dispensed) are stacked on walls18,19 and 20, of the carton blank as shown in FIG. 1. End flaps 4 and 5.are folded inward over wall portions 4d-and 50, respectively, and thesefolded portions then folded along score lines 6 and 8 to the positionshown inFlG. 2. Next, the side portions; which now overlap the edges ofthe stack of gloves 32;are folded along score lines 16 and 17' to thesubassembly shown in'FlG; 3. In this position, the box is assembledexceptifor closing'end flaps 13, .15 and 23- and inserting flap portion27into the opposite side of the opening in'the end of precut and scoredblank which is foldable into the desired v v form, The carton comprisesan elongated blank having a con- 'sembled condition shown inFIG. 4. Thedispensing opening is the carton to hold the carton in an assembledposition. Flap 28 .is similarly assembled at the opposite end of thecarton to secure both ends of the carton in the assembled positionshownin FIG.'4.

When'thc' carton is delivered to the customer, it is in the ascartonblank partially folded in.

produced by removal of the carton wall portion along the cutout lines21. The gloves 32 (or other sheet-form material) may be removed throughthe cutout opening one by one. The view of the assembled carton shown inFIG. illustrates the arrangement of flaps 4 and 4a and 5 and 5a inholding the sheet-form material apart so that it may be dispensedreadily. in this sectional view it is seen that flaps 4 and 5 tend tospring outward away fromwall portions 40 and 54, respectively, and

' thus separate the edges of the plastic film gloves 32 and force themoutward toward outer walls 18 and 19 of the assembled carton. Thisarrangement insures that the gloves 32 (or other sheet-form materialbeing dispensed) may be removed through the cutout opening in the cartonone by one without inadvertently pulling out a large number of thegloves.

While a preferred embodiment of the invention has been described in fulldetail and illustrate thoroughly in the drawings it is to be understoodthat the invention is not limited to the exact details of constructiondescribed. The dispensing carton is not limited to the structureillustrated in the carton blank shown in the drawings and obviousmodifications and equivalence will be apparent to those skilled in theart. While the invention has been described primarily as beingapplicable to the dispensing of plastic film gloves, it is to beunderstood that it is generally applicable to sheet-form articles whichmay include plastic or other materials in sheet-form or articles ofmanufacture, such as bags, etc., formed from sheet materials.

I claim: 1. A dispensing carton for a plurality of a thin sheet-formarticles comprising a. a box formed from sheet material and having top,bottom,

side, and end walls,

b. the bottom of said box including two separate wall portions each witha wall member extending upward inside of the box and terminating in aflap member rebent downward and outward,

'c. said rebent flap members forming a bridge member integral with saidbox and operableflto support the sheetform articles therein and urge theouter edges of said articles toward the sidewall of said box tofacilitate dispensing said articles therefrom.

2. A carton as defined in claim 1 in which the top and sidewalls of saidbox have a removable cutout portion to provide an opening for dispensingsaid sheet-form articles.

3. A carton as defined in claim 2 in which the end walls of said boxcomprise flaps securing said two bottom wall portions and said upwardlyextending wall portions together.

4. A carton blank comprising a generally rectangular cardboard sheethaving integral flaps cut in'opposite sided thereof and score lines tofacilitate folding into a dispensing carton as defined in claim 1.

5. A carton blank comprising a generally rectangular cardboard sheethaving integral flaps cut in opposite sides thereof and score lines tofacilitate folding into a dispensing carton as defined in claim 2.

1. A dispensing carton for a plurality of a thin sheet-form articlescomprising a. a box formed from sheet material and having top, bottom,side, and end walls, b. the bottom of said box including two separatewall portions each with a wall member extending upward inside of the boxand terminating in a flap member rebent downward and outward, c. saidrebent flap members forming a bridge member integral with said box andoperable to support the sheet-form articles therein and urge the outeredges of said articles toward the sidewall of said box to facilitatedispensing said articles therefrom.
 2. A carton as defined in claim 1 inwhich the top and sidewalls of said box have a removable cutout portionto provide an opening for dispensing said sheet-form articles.
 3. Acarton as defined in claim 2 in which the end walls of said box compriseflaps securing said two bottom wall portions and said upwardly extendingwall portions together.
 4. A carton blank comprising a generallyrectangular cardboard sheet having integral flaps cut in opposite sidedthereof and score lines to facilitate folding into a dispensing cartonas defined in claim
 1. 5. A carton blank comprising a generallyrectangular cardboard sheet having integral flaps cut in opposite sidesthereof and score lines to facilitate folding into a dispensing cartonas defined in claim 2.